Manager/Senior Manager, Incentive Policy

National Arts Council Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

National Arts Council Singapore is seeking a role to strengthen governance around our funding initiatives, including grants, partnerships and commissions. The role will also involve funding policy development, process optimisation and compliance monitoring to ensure accountability and effectiveness of NAC’s funding programmes.

You will drive governance frameworks, SOPs, toolkits and guidelines for grant administration, and coordinate audits and stakeholder engagement to strengthen governance and

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience in grant management or governance matters.
• At least 2 years’ experience in data analytics or managing systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proven ability to work with multiple internal and external stakeholders with empathy, persuasion, and negotiation.
• Meticulous and organised with a process-oriented working style.

Responsibilities

• Drive and maintain governance frameworks for NAC’s funding initiatives.
• Develop SOPs, toolkits and guidelines for grant administration processes.
• Coordinate with Internal Audit to strengthen controls and track audit resolutions.
• Coordinate external audit of funded recipients and review outcomes.
• Strengthen organisational governance through health framework and capability development programmes.
• Manage Our SG Grants (OSG) portal and support internal/external stakeholders.
• Track funding data and perform relevant data analysis.

Skills

Governance

Grant management

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Policy design

Job description

What The Role Is

What the role is: You will play a crucial role in strengthening governance frameworks for NAC’s funding initiatives (grants, partnerships and commissions). This role will also involve funding policy development, process optimisation and compliance monitoring. The role is essential in ensuring accountability and effectiveness of NAC’s funding initiatives.

What You Will Be Working On

What you will be working on: 1. Drive and manage governance frameworks for NAC’s funding initiatives. This includes developing and maintaining documentation on SOPs, toolkits and guidelines for grant administration processes.

• Work closely with Internal Audit to review and strengthen internal controls, implement recommendations and track resolution of audit observations.
• Coordinate external audit exercise on funded recipients. This includes working with appointed external auditors and Internal Audit on audit scope, reviewing outcomes of audit and recommending process/policy improvements to strengthen governance.
• Strengthen organisational governance of arts charities through development of organisational health framework and/or other relevant capability development programmes.
• Manage Our Sg Grants (OSG) portal, which includes supporting both internal and external stakeholders in using the system and driving process improvements.
• Track and manage funding data, and relevant data analysis work.

What We Are Looking For

What we are looking for: 1. At least 3 years’ experience in grant management or governance issues, risk management and compliance matters are preferred.

• At least 2 years’ experience in handling data, data analytics and/or managing systems preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Track record of working with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills such as empathy, persuasion, and negotiation. 5. Strong analytical skills and judgement.
• Meticulous and organised, with a process-oriented working style.

Functional competencies required by this role

• Contract Management
• Governance & Risk Management
• Communication Skills
• Policy Design & Implementation
• Sector/Industry Programme Development & Management
• Internal Stakeholder Alignment
• Data-Driven Policy Analysis
• Deep Critical Thinking
• Design for Implementation and Communication
• Clear and Concise Writing